What are some good microphones for the Kenwood TS-830s? My MC-50 fell and I think the element broke. It doesn't work now.

Tnx,Dave (KC2PHJ)

If you are sure the cable is not bad, you can heat head of mic with a hair dryer and it will soften glue and let you screw head off mic to replace element. I replace mine with a Heil HC5 element 20 yrs ago.

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Astatic 10-DA, similar to D104 but better sounding on SSB, Shure 444 is probably the best sounding of the older microphones. Heck, you could put an MC-50 or 60 on it too. Go to Heil's web site and see what info is there concerning older radios.

Dave: Many years ago I bought the Kenwood MC-35S microphone for my TS-830S. It's a 50k ohm impedance mic.

After building my amplifier and wanting all the "punch" I could get for working DX, I bought a Heil HC-4 element; installed it in a headset with boom mic and have never looked back. To simply say it works great would be a gross understatement!

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